Recently Amanda has started asking her guests about their craziest travel moments, but really, what she's looking for is those particularly memorable experiences that stick with you forever - the kind of stories you tell over and over. The three guests in this episode all have fascinating stories to tell of memorable things which happened to them in various spots across the world.   First up is Jeff Ryan, author of the new book Appalachian Odyssey: A 28 Year Hike on America’s Trail. Jeff had a particularly interesting mishap on the trail involving a porcupine.   Amanda then speaks with Diana Edelman of D Travels Round about one of those slightly-scary-at-the time, but ultimately life-affirming moments while travelling where you actually end up in completely the wrong place - in this case somewhere in Croatia ...   Finally, Tom Parson of The Lego Backpacker reminisces about his experiences on the grand railways of Russia. Tom took the Trans-Mongolian route while Amanda has taken the Trans-Siberian, but they both got to meet some fascinating Russians.   Links:

• Jeff Ryan’s author website -  http://www.jeffryanauthor.com/
• Jeff’s book, Appalachian Odyssey -  http://amzn.to/2bB9o8u
• Diana Edelman at D Travels Round - http://dtravelsround.com
• Diana’s new site, Vegans Baby - http://vegansbaby.com
• Tom Parson of The Lego Backpacker on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thelegobackpacker/
• Lego Backpacker website coming soon - https://thelegobackpacker.com
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